MARION, Ind. - No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan returns home Saturday to host the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) in a matchup of two offenses that have lit up scoreboards all fall. The Wildcats are coming off a 38-29 slugfest with Taylor and have topped 38 points in eight of their nine games this season, while the Cougars have reeled off six straight wins since an 0-3 start, scoring at least 41 points in four of their last five. Both teams are tied at the top of the MSFA Mideast standings at 3-0 with the winner claiming a share of the conference championship and an automatic birth to the NAIA Football Championship Series.

• #7 Indiana Wesleyan University vs University of Saint Francis
• Location: Marion, Ind. | Wildcat Football Stadium
• Kickoff: 12:00 PM
• Records: IWU: 8-1 | USF: 7-2
• NAIA Top-15: IWU - #7 | USF - Unranked

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• IWU leads the all-time series with Saint Francis 4-2, most recently winning 52-14 on September 7, 2024, in Fort Wayne.

• The Wildcats are putting up 604.0 total yards and 57.6 points per game, with a balanced split of 280.1 rushing yards and 323.9 passing yards per outing.
• IWU's defense has generated 20 takeaways this season (14 interceptions, 6 fumble recoveries) and has notched two safeties.
• Of the team's 72 touchdowns, 37 have come on the ground and 34 through the air, with one more scored elsewhere.

• Arjun Lothe continues to set the pace through the air, completing 154 of 222 passes for 2,567 yards, 30 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
• Ryan Whitwell has shouldered the rushing load with 1,257 yards and 18 touchdowns on 165 carries, while Dede Person (547 yards, 9 TD) and Ayden Ewing (325 yards, 7 TD) keep the backfield deep.
• Blake Brumbaugh has turned into a red-zone fixture with 24 catches for 799 yards and 11 touchdowns, trailed by Braxton Myers (26 catches, 492 yards, 5 TD) and Drew Dutton (17 catches, 359 yards, 3 TD).
• AJ Schafer sits atop the defense with 70 tackles, with Terry Sylvester close behind at 65 and Wilson Webster adding 41 stops to go with a team-best 4 interceptions.
• Garrett Hathaway now fronts the Wildcats' pass rush with 3.0 sacks, with Brad Allen (2.5) and Jamarie Starks (2.0) not far off the pace.
• Josh Clifton has connected on 6 of 10 field goals, and the return game runs through Drew Dutton (17 kickoffs, 410 yards) and Leo Morrow (9 punts, 109 yards).

• Saint Francis is averaging 325.1 total yards and 34.7 points per game, built on 153.9 rushing yards and 171.2 passing yards per contest.
• The Cougars' defense has produced 20 takeaways of its own (11 interceptions, 9 fumble recoveries), a pass rush that's already racked up 26 team sacks on the year.
• Saint Francis has scored 43 touchdowns, with 21 coming on the ground, 14 through the air and the rest split across special teams.

• Chris Mullen directs the Cougars' passing attack at 59-of-109 for 884 yards and 8 touchdowns against just 1 interception, with Aidan Pratt adding 596 yards and 6 scores of his own.
• Azariah Wallace leads the ground game with 364 yards and 7 touchdowns on 93 carries, while Drew Wheat (321 yards, 4 TD) and Braxton Brooks (189 yards, 3 TD) provide depth.
• DJ White and Colin McPeek have combined for 47 catches and nearly 560 yards, and Kendrick Pennybaker has turned 10 grabs into a team-high 5 touchdowns.
• Wyatt Penney tops Saint Francis's defense with 62 tackles, while Joe Nemecek has chipped in 51 stops and 2 interceptions and Dylan Krehl matches him at 51 tackles.
• Bobby Weiler has terrorized opposing backfields with a team-best 6.5 sacks, with Payne DeGray and Dylan Krehl each adding 4.0.
• Austin DeLeon is 5-for-7 on field goals, and DJ White does the heavy lifting on returns with 16 kickoff returns for 398 yards and 19 punt returns for 250 yards.

• IWU closes out the regular season on the road against Lawrence Tech on Nov. 14 at 1:00PM.
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